expression / godan ~す verb:

• to go over the hump; to get successfully through the bulk of the work

expression / adverb:

• so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree

noun:

• smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox

expression:

• when it's important; when it comes to the crunch; when push comes to shove; when it comes to the point; in one's hour of need; at the critical moment ➜ いざ

noun:

• making noodles by hand
• striking a deal; coming to an agreement; reconciliation
• killing with bare hands

noun:

• rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil - Shintō term

noun / ~する noun:

• stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched

noun:

• netsuke; miniature buttonlike carving used to hang personal items from a (man's) kimono sash

noun:

• sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut - Ryūkyū dialect - Food term

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 孟母三遷の教え【もうぼさんせんのおしえ】

noun:

• shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute) - From Portuguese "charamela" ➜ 哨吶【さない】

noun:

• distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - archaism - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect
• should; must ➜ 可き

noun:

• unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin) - archaism ➜ 陰陽道・天一神・方違え

noun:

• Osaka Incident; plot by Oi Kentaro and the Liberal Party to support a Korean uprising, 1885

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)

expression:

• in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

noun:

• convulsions (in a child); nervousness; short-temperedness
• bug thought to cause children's diseases

noun:

• karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading ➜ カルタ・読み札・取り札

noun:

• coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)

expression / noun:

• person who has lost something they used to rely on; a monkey fallen from the tree [literal] - idiom

expression / noun:

• fish in a pot about to be boiled; "person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger" [figurative]

noun:

• singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur

noun:

• dragon's den
• auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)

noun:

• immunity; immunization; immunisation
• being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)